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TESOL Board Member Speaks at WATESOL 2016

Posted on 8 November 2016 by Guest Author
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Guest Author

A guest post by Misty Adoniou In this blog, Misty Adoniou shares her experience attending and speaking at the 2016 WATESOL Conference, the Universities at Shady Grove, Gaithersburg, MD, 15–16 October. On Saturday, 15 October, I had the very great honor of opening … Continue reading →

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3 Effective Strategies for LESLLA Education

Posted on 17 October 2016 by Kristen Lindahl
Kristen Lindahl
Kristen Lindahl

This is the second of two posts by guest blogger Raichle Farrelly, a longtime TESOL educator and advocate who is currently assistant professor of applied linguistics at St. Michael’s College in Vermont, USA.  “Rai” has worked in multiple ESL and EFL … Continue reading →

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Are You Teaching Your ELLs These 8 Literacies?

Posted on 20 June 2016 by Robert Sheppard
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Rob Sheppard

Those of us who aren’t in adult ed most often think of literacy as a noncount noun. But in adult ed, we’ve long since moved beyond literal literacy (from littera, the Latin for letter, meaning “able to read”), and we … Continue reading →

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11 Apps to Build Literacy for Elementary ELs

Posted on 7 April 2016 by Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes

In my last blog, I talked about online resources for building English learners’ literacy skills. I would like to expand on that topic by listing some apps that also help build literacy. It became apparent as I examined these resources … Continue reading →

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10 Online Resources to Improve EL Literacy

Posted on 24 March 2016 by Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes

Many elementary school ESL teachers are now looking at materials for their 2016–2107 classroom. During a recent #ELLCHAT   discussion, we shared ideas for choosing materials for ELs. One of the liveliest discussions was about online resources. I’d like to … Continue reading →

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Reading Challenges for ELs in the Age of the Common Core

Posted on 22 May 2015 by Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes

Learning to read in English presents many challenges for English learners (ELs) in the K–12 classroom, especially true in this age of high stakes standardized testing based on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). ELs face many obstacles when reading … Continue reading →

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